Who's Your Founding Father? : One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence by David Fleming (2023, Hardcover)-image
Who's Your Founding Father? : One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence by David Fleming (2023, Hardcover)-image
Who's Your Founding Father? : One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence by David Fleming (2023, Hardcover)-image
Who's Your Founding Father? : One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence by David Fleming (2023, Hardcover)-image
Who's Your Founding Father? : One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence by David Fleming (2023, Hardcover)-image

Who's Your Founding Father? : One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence by David Fleming (2023, Hardcover)

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Item Width: 6.3 in Synopsis: A centuries-old secret document might unravel the origin story of America and reveal the intellectual crime of the millennia in this epic dive into our country's history to discover the first, true Declaration of Independence. In 1819 John Adams came across a stunning story in his hometown Essex Register that he breathlessly described to his political frenemy Thomas Jefferson as "one of the greatest curiosities and one of the deepest mysteries that ever occurred to me...entitled the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The genuine sense of America at that moment was never so well expressed before, nor since." The story claimed that a full 14 months before Jefferson crafted his own Declaration of Independence, a misfit band of zealous Scots-Irish patriots, whiskey-loving Princeton scholars and a fanatical frontier preacher in a remote corner of North Carolina had become the first Americans to formally declare themselves "free and independent" from England. Composed during a clandestine all-night session inside the Charlotte courthouse, the Mecklenburg Declaration was signed on May 20, 1775--a date that's still featured on the state flag of North Carolina. A year later, in 1776, Jefferson is believed to have plagiarized the MecDec while composing his own, slightly more famous Declaration and then, as he was wont to do, covered the whole thing up. Which is exactly why Adams always insisted the MecDec needed to be "thoroughly investigated" and "more universally made known to the present and future generation." Eleven U.S. Presidents and many of today's most respected historical scholars agree. Now, with Who's Your Founding Father?, David Fleming picks up where Adams left off, leaving no archive, no cemetery, no bizarre clue or wild character (and definitely no Dunkin' Donuts) unexplored while traveling the globe to bring to life one of the most fantastic, important--and controversial--stories in American history.In 1819 John Adams came across a stunning story in his hometown Essex Register . He breathlessly described it to his political frenemy Thomas Jefferson as "one of the greatest curiosities and one of the deepest mysteries that ever occurred to me...entitled the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The genuine sense of America at that moment was never so well expressed before, nor since." The story claimed that a full 14 months before Jefferson crafted his own Declaration of Independence, a misfit band of zealous Scots-Irish patriots, whiskey-loving Princeton scholars, and a fanatical frontier preacher had joined forces in a remote corner of North Carolina to become the first Americans to formally declare themselves "free and independent" from England. Composed during a clandestine all-night session inside the Charlotte courthouse, the Mecklenburg Declaration, aka the MecDec, was signed on May 20, 1775--a date that's still featured on the state flag of North Carolina. About a year later, in 1776, Jefferson is believed to have plagiarized the MecDec while composing his own, slightly more famous Declaration, and then, as he was wont to do, covered the whole thing up. Which is why Adams always insisted the MecDec needed to be "thoroughly investigated" and "more universally made known to the present and future generation." Eleven U.S. Presidents and many of today's most respected historical scholars agree. Now, with Who's Your Founding Father?, David Fleming picks up where Adams' investigation left off. Fleming leaves no archive, cemetery, bizarre clue, conspiracy theory, or wild character unexplored as he travels the globe and shines new light on one of the most fantastic, important--and controversial--stories in American history. Item Height: 1.4 in Topic: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Topic / History, United States / 21st Century, United States / General ISBN-13: 9780306828775 Format: Hardcover Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Language: English Genre: Humor, History Intended Audience: Trade Publication Year: 2023 Item Length: 9.3 in LCCN: 2022-061374 ISBN-10: 0306828774 LC Classification Number: E215.9.F54 2023 Author: David Fleming Reviews: "Stunning history....This is a book that reads like a personal travelogue. You're along for a historic ride that legitimately questions the roots of our country. Kudos to Fleming for going down an important rabbit hole."-- Peter King, "In this hugely entertaining page-turner of a book, David Fleming proves beyond reasonable doubt that Thomas Jefferson plagiarized the Declaration of Independence, and then sought to cover it up. This is historical detective work at its best."-- Andrew Roberts, author of Napoleon, Churchill, and The Last King of America gtin13: 9780306828775 Book Title: Who's Your Founding Father? : One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence brand: Grand Central Publishing Number of Pages: 320 Pages Item Weight: 18.3 Oz

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